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Re: Definitions: LUG or LTC
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Wed, 4 Sep 2002 15:43:07 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Steve Barile writes:
> Hi All,
> I would like to get some feedback from members of LUGs and LTCs on their
> opinions of what the differences are. Some areas that I'm interested in are:
> goals of the club, public interactions (aka shows/venues), membership
> structure/government, fellowship expectations (friends vs acquaintances)...
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> SteveB
> PNLTC
I'll try and respond for WAMALUG, though I'm sure some of the members will
disagree with what I write here. We tend to debate policy with all the zeal
you'd expect of a club near D.C.
Our Train Club, WAMALTC, is a "special interest group" (SIG) of the larger
LUG. So a subset of the general members who are interested in Trains form
the basis of WAMALTC. We'd envisioned other SIGs forming to cover things
like Mindstorms, Brickwars, whatever, but that hasn't really happened yet.
WAMALUG itself has a formal structure and membership criteria; belonging to
WAMALTC does not, as long as you maintain your membership in the parent club.
WAMALTC handles the coordination of Train-related public events. Other
events -- which are historically few but lately seem to outnumber our train
shows -- are handled by the club at large. Generally, whether we attend an
event or not is debated by the club as a whole until a decision is reached.
And then we debate some more. :-)
The actual goals of the club are listed more or less in our Charter, which
is posted somewhere on our web site (wamalug.org), but have something to do
with promoting Lego as a hobby, promoting the club, attending public events,
and (I hope ... I haven't read it in a while) having fun. The exact
definition of those items, is, of course, debated.
Fellowship expectations vary from member to member. Some are friends, some
are acquaintances, and some are engaged to each other. Depends on lots of
factors, but it's mostly a personal thing. There's nothing that says you
have to be close friends with every other member of the club.
One of my personal likes about our club (proudly wearing my WAMALUG hat now)
is our diversity. Our ages range from early twenties to over fifty. We
have a fairly high percentage of women (for a Lego club, that is, about
25%+). We have varying social and economic backgrounds that reflect the
Metro DC area. And we get along well enough that we don't have a high
membership turnover. People who join tend to stick around, unless they
relocate out of the area.
Greg Kramer
WAMALUG and WAMALTC
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